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During World War II, the Alien Enemies Act was partially used to justify the internment of Japanese immigrants who had not become U.S. citizens.
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Ukraine's daring incursion last August led to the first occupation of Russian soil by foreign troops since World War II and embarrassed the Kremlin.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The act, which expired in 1952, allowed more than 350,000 European refugees displaced by World War II to enter the U.S. within the constraints of an existing quota system that defined how many refugees the country would admit each year, and from which countries.
—Tazreena Sajjad, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Ukraine launched its shock incursion into Kursk in August, swiftly capturing territory in what was the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Ukraine's daring incursion last August led to the first occupation of Russian soil by foreign troops since World War II and embarrassed the Kremlin.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The act, which expired in 1952, allowed more than 350,000 European refugees displaced by World War II to enter the U.S. within the constraints of an existing quota system that defined how many refugees the country would admit each year, and from which countries.
—Tazreena Sajjad, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Ukraine launched its shock incursion into Kursk in August, swiftly capturing territory in what was the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
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“World War II.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20II. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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